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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
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Tools and tips for handling the financial aspects of writing:
1) Understand taxes: When you receive your first advance, it’s so exciting that you’re tempted to spend the …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Professional Tools
Writers need to keep up on the publishing market; a variety of tools help the author to be knowledgeable and “in-the-loop,” as they write and submit …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today we’re going to explore the tools a writer needs to master for marketing a book. Marketing has become a huge part of the author’s job both before …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Literary Agency Main Office, Rain-soaked Santa Rosa, Calif.
The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Another article I found from the Monitor on Psychology researched the dedicated memory needed for writing. Dr. David Galbraith, PhD, found in his study that distracting writers with …
Losing Focus: The Importance of a Quiet Writing TimeRead More
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Traveling abroad has always been portrayed in literature as a way to refinement. When I think of the dream of traveling to foreign lands, I can’t help but …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In college, I minored in Psychology. I find the workings of the mind fascinating and enjoyed all of my Psych. classes. I was doing a little research last …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s fun to remember what made us who we are today. Well, the good things, at least. I’d rather forget the humiliating moments that probably affected me the …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After yesterday’s fun discussion of endorsements and “book-buddies,” I got to thinking about where I get my books. I’d say that I purchase two-thirds of the books I …
Best of the Blog 2009: Where Do You Get Your Books?Read More